LEADER 05115nam 2201285 a 450 001 9910815432503321 005 20240513162438.0 010 $a1-283-27761-1 010 $a9786613277619 010 $a0-520-94838-6 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520948389 035 $a(CKB)2560000000055589 035 $a(EBL)646815 035 $a(OCoLC)704275943 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000467217 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11327736 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467217 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10465950 035 $a(PQKB)10251935 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055884 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC646815 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30840 035 $a(DE-B1597)520760 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520948389 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL646815 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10446267 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL327761 035 $a(dli)HEB33887 035 $a(MiU) MIU01100000000000000001061 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000055589 100 $a20100914d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBerenike and the ancient maritime spice route /$fSteven E. Sidebotham 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (457 p.) 225 1 $aThe California world history library ;$v18 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-30338-5 311 $a0-520-24430-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aGeography, climate, ancient authors, and modern visitors -- Pre-Roman infrastructure in the Eastern Desert -- Ptolemaic diplomatic-military-commercial activities -- Ptolemaic and early Roman Berenike and environs -- Inhabitants of Berenike in Roman times -- Water in the desert and the ports -- Nile/Red Sea roads -- Other emporia -- Merchant ships -- Commercial networks and trade costs -- Trade in Roman Berenike -- Late Roman Berenike and its demise. 330 $aThe legendary overland silk road was not the only way to reach Asia for ancient travelers from the Mediterranean. During the Roman Empire's heyday, equally important maritime routes reached from the Egyptian Red Sea across the Indian Ocean. The ancient city of Berenike, located approximately 500 miles south of today's Suez Canal, was a significant port among these conduits. In this book, Steven E. Sidebotham, the archaeologist who excavated Berenike, uncovers the role the city played in the regional, local, and "global" economies during the eight centuries of its existence. Sidebotham analyzes many of the artifacts, botanical and faunal remains, and hundreds of the texts he and his team found in excavations, providing a profoundly intimate glimpse of the people who lived, worked, and died in this emporium between the classical Mediterranean world and Asia. 410 0$aCalifornia world history library ;$v18. 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zEgypt$zBara?ni?s 606 $aSpice trade$zEgypt$zBara?ni?s$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aTrade routes$zEgypt$zBara?ni?s$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aPort cities$zEgypt$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aInternational trade$xHistory$yTo 1500 607 $aBara?ni?s (Egypt)$xAntiquities 607 $aBara?ni?s (Egypt)$xAntiquities, Roman 607 $aBara?ni?s (Egypt)$xCommerce$xHistory 607 $aEastern Desert (Egypt)$xCommerce$xHistory 607 $aBara?ni?s (Egypt)$xSocial life and customs 610 $aancient buildings. 610 $aancient city. 610 $aancient rome. 610 $aancient trade. 610 $aancient travelers. 610 $aarabia. 610 $aarchaeological sites. 610 $aarchaeology. 610 $aasia. 610 $abaranis. 610 $aberenike. 610 $achristianity. 610 $acommerce. 610 $acommercial networks. 610 $aeastern desert. 610 $aegypt. 610 $aegyptology. 610 $aexcavations. 610 $aindian ocean. 610 $amaritime trading. 610 $amediterranean world. 610 $amediterranean. 610 $amiddle east. 610 $amonsoons. 610 $anile. 610 $anonfiction. 610 $aport cities. 610 $aptolemy. 610 $ared sea. 610 $areligion. 610 $aroman empire. 610 $aroman soldiers. 610 $aserapis temple. 610 $asilk road. 610 $asphinx. 610 $aspice route. 610 $aspice trade. 610 $atrade routes. 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 615 0$aSpice trade$xHistory 615 0$aTrade routes$xHistory 615 0$aPort cities$xHistory 615 0$aInternational trade$xHistory 676 $a932 700 $aSidebotham$b Steven E$0154799 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815432503321 996 $aBerenike and the ancient maritime spice route$91352302 997 $aUNINA